.2nd Bourse holiday studio

When researching accommodation in Paris, every review I read for Studio Montorgueil gave it 5/5 - and we certainly won't be breaking this pattern! In terms of convenience, comfort and location - combined with terrific value for money - this is the place to choose! Sure, it's space efficient (but in Paris what isn't?), and it's on the fourth floor with no lift (but Laurent can scale those stairs with your suitcase in hand without even breathing hard!) - in every other respect it's perfect!

The apartment was thoughtfully and comprehensively equipped, and even in the tiny kitchen we managed to produce some wonderful home-cooked meals (so nice after being away from home for weeks!). Rue Montorgueil is heaven - great food, great wine, great people watching, great character.

Laurent couldn't have been more helpful or responsive. Every email was responded to in nano-seconds, and even our special request about finding a venue to watch the Ozzie NRL Grand Final presented no trouble - we had an emailed response within10 minutes!!!

We were met at the metro on our arrival, walked home and shown places of interest along the way, including good restaurants (and all the recommendations proved to be excellent).

Any friends or family who are heading for Paris will be given Laurent's details - for sure. We really want to thank him for helping make our Parisian stay so good!

Renting this apartment for 2.5 weeks was brilliant! Great location, very central, buzzing at night , and alive during the day. The food market nearby is perfect for buying some lovely quiches, bread, wine etc. There is a laundrymat close by too. The apartment itself was clean, neat, and close to the Metro and not too far from the RER. The four flights of stairs will soon get you fit too.

Laurent made us feel very welcome (right down to the bottle of wine, jam and bread in the fridge when we arrived, to helping us with any questions we had about Paris and supplying extra blankets quickly when we needed it).

Most helpful of all was having a computer and internet in the room to use. This made our planning for the next day much easier, and meant staying in touch was hassle free.

In summary,since we returned i haven't stopped talking about how good "our apartment" was in Paris. Later on in our trip when we were staying in hotels we particularly missed it. Highly recommended.

We stayed for two weeks in the apartment and were very pleased with the location. All the main conveniences are to be found within very easy reach of the apartment, including supermarkets, boulangeries, metro stops, bars, restaurants and cafes.

As for the apartment, we were very pleased with the level of cleanliness - everything was spotless.

The owner, Laurent, obviously takes good care of the facilities as everything worked perfectly during our stay, including internet access on the apartment computer. The apartment didn't lack anything we needed so our stay there was very pleasant.

As long as you don't have a problem with the long stair climb to the apartment, I can highly recommend it.